Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-18
rms NEVADA LEGlSLaTCRE.
Proceedings In sine senate and
Assembly.

sage was received from the Governor
approving Senate bill No. IS, to pro
vide ior a County Hospital for Chuch-
i'll county. and Senate bill No. 50. TO
encourage the construction OF a rail-
rad in Southern Nevada.
General hle-Senate bill No. 70. by
Harris. relative to public highways.
Lzid on the table.
Assembly bill No. g., by Griswold.
repeating the state dog tax law.
Passed. AYES. u; nays, ;.
Assembly bill No. 50, by Griswold,
to provide for the preservation and
protection OF fish in the Humboldt
river and its tributaries; they must
not be captured between January lst
and May lst, the spawning season.
Some discussion followed as to the real
spawning time; the indiscriminate
trapping and destruction of the fish by
residents and Indians, etc. The bill
finally passed. Ayes. IA; nays, 1.
Assembly bin No. 30, by Pike, tC
regulate insurance companies. lndei'
nitely postponed.
Senate bill No. 50, By Briggs, to as
sist the National Bi-metallic Coinage
Association in the protection OF the
silver interest OF the country, appro
priating 5000. Considered in Com,
mittee Of the Whole. Briggs spoke il
strong advocacy of the bill. Fole,
thought it advisable to eommunicat,
with Senator Jones on the subject b,
telegraph at once, before taking decis
i've action. He therefore moved tina
the bill be laid on the table. Carried
Senate joint and concurrent resolu
ton No. y, by Briggs, TO amend tht
State Constitution by entirely repeal
ing and striking out Section "A OF Ar
ticle 4. Referred to the COMMITTEES
on Judiciary.
Senate concurrent resolution No. q
BY Foley, that the Governor be imme
diately requested 10 telegraph to Sena
tor Jones at Washington, asking hin
whether in mis- opinion, it is necessar,
for this State to make a contribution il
money to further the aims and object
Of the National Bi-metallic Association
and that the Governor request an an
swer at the earliest convenience
Adopted.
Assembly bill No. Sc, by Smith, II
facilitate the giving OF bonds and un
dertakings required by law in favor O
surety companies. Referred to tn
Judiciary Committee.
Assembly bill No. IS, by Twiss, con
corning irrigati3g and drainage bitches
and the laying out of the same through
private lands, etc. Referred to tn
Committee on Agriculture.
Assembly substitute for Assembl,
joint resolution No. Is, by Wilson, rel
alive to the abandonment of a portiol
OF Walker River Indian Reservation
the mountainous, mineral portion ives
Of Walker Lake. Referred to tn
Committee on Indian Affairs.
Assembly bill No. %, by Smith, I
regulate fees and compensation for o.
fetal and other services in the State {
Nevada. Refers only TO Ormsby, Ell
reka, Humboldt and Elko counties
Passed.
Assembly bill No. "a, by Ward,
encourage the construction of a raj
road in Humboldt county, from Wiz
nemucca TO the north line of tn
county. Mr. Pierce made a speech i
support of the bill, and it passed unar
imously.
Senate bill No. 100, by Boyle. a
Act authorizi ng the formation of
corporation for the purpoes OF conduct
ing and carving on a lottery in tn
State Of Nevada, and to repeal all Act
and parts Of Acts, and so much of tn
common law now in this State az con
ficts with or is repugnant to the pre-
visions of this Act. Referred TO tn
Committee on State Affairs. Section
! authorizes J. III. Kinkead, ID. Gree
and Jacob Klein to organize the Ne
vada Lottery Company, for the pur
pose OF carrying on a lottery for 2
years from and after the approval c
the Act; the corporation to be man
aged and controlled by a board Q
trustees, who shall be stockholders
Section 3-relative to the drawing
and distribution OF gifts and prizes, t
be under the direction OF a board Q
five or nine managers, two of whom
shall be the State Treasurer and Secre
tary of State. Section 4 provides tina
the said corporation shall pay to tn
State, for the first year $12, 900, an,
annually thereafter $25, 900. Section
IS provides that all money thus pal,
into the State Treasury shall be sc
apart as Especial fund, to be known a
the Irrigation Fund.
Genearl tile-Assemblv bill No. 102
by Farr, to amend the Act for the re
lief Of insolvent debtors and the pro
lection of creditors, requiring fifty
per cent OF the debtors liabilities as /,
condition of discharge. Passed unan
imously.
Senate joint memorial and resolu
ton No. IA, by Pierce, relative TO the
live stock interests of Nevada. Passed
Senate bill No. SO, by Fish, relative
to the fees OF certain Washoe county
officers. Passed unanimously.
Senate bin No. IS, by Thoma, tc
prevent the importation or selling Of
diseased animals. and providipo nan.